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Title: WELCOMING THE UNDESIRABLES
BRAZIL AND THE JEWISH QUESTION
By: Jeffrey Lesser
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0520084136
ISBN 13: 9780520084131
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Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Pub. date: 6 January, 1995
Pages: 300
Description: This text tells the poignant and puzzling story of how, earlier this century, in spite of the power of anti-Semitic politicians and intellectuals, Jews made their exodus to Brazil, "the land of the future."
Synopsis: Jeffrey Lesser's invaluable book tells the poignant and puzzling story of how earlier this century, in spite of the power of anti-Semitic politicians and intellectuals, Jews made their exodus to Brazil, "the land of the future." What motivated the Brazilian government, he asks, to create a secret ban on Jewish entry in 1937 just as Jews desperately sought refuge from Nazism? And why, just one year later, did more Jews enter Brazil legally than ever before? The answers lie in the Brazilian elite's radically contradictory images of Jews and the profound effect of these images on Brazilian national identity and immigration policy. Lesser's work reveals the convoluted workings of Brazil's wartime immigration policy as well as the attempts of desperate refugees to twist the prejudices on which it was based to their advantage. His subtle analysis and telling anecdotes shed light on such pressing issues as race, ethnicity, nativism, and nationalism in postcolonial societies at a time when "ethnic cleansing" in Europe is once again driving increasing numbers of refugees from their homelands.
Illustrations: 6 b&w illustrations, 14 tables
Publication: US
Imprint: University of California Press
Returns: Returnable
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